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Global Sanitation Fund Advisory Committee meets in Geneva

The Advisory Committee of the Global Sanitation Fund met in Geneva 5 to 6 February.

Source: WSSCC
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6 February 2013

Livelihood Links to Poor Water Quality in India: Alternates

 

The water quality problem in India is severe in many pockets of the country. It has been learnt that there are comparatively less efforts toward addressing the problems related to water quality by government and other agencies in India. We have examples where the youth could not find jobs in organizations or public sector agencies those take physical fitness test by looking in each parameter of health of a person. In majority of cases the health authorities are not aware about the severity of endemic water quality problems in their area. The institutional coordination and knowledge networking efforts are shockingly negligible. This article tells that what the agencies and government should consider in such situation.  

People's Stories
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Author: K N Vajpai
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India
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30 November 2012

Nirmal Bharat Yatra celebrates Global Handwashing Day with soapy mega-party in Indore on 14 and 15 October

With more than 1,000 Indian children dying from diarrhea every day, India is the undisputed world leader in child mortality from preventable diarrhea, far ahead of Pakistan, Bangladesh or China. 

15 October 2012

A tide of change in India - 3,000 days of pain and shame is out in the open

 WSSCC and the Nirmal Bharat Great WASH Yatra shows how Menstrual Hygiene Management significantly benefits women’s health, empowerment, education and liberty.

 

Source: WSSCC, WASH United and Quicksand
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13 September 2012

WSSCC’s Archana Patkar Reports from Rio: Water (and Sanitation) Spur Dialogue

The Rio +20 conference is taking place from June 20 to 22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and while not necessarily the biggest areas of focus, water and sanitation are nonetheless on the agenda. WSSCC's own Archana Patkar, Programme Manager for Networking and Knowledge Management, is on site in Rio. Among her tasks is to track and participate in developments related to post-Millennium Development Goal (MDG) setting, and equity and inclusion, particularly as it relates to the human right to water and sanitation.

Source: WSSCC
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21 June 2012

De Rio, Archana Patkar du WSSCC: Dialogue animé sur l’Eau (et l’Assainissement)

La conférence Rio +20 a lieu du 20 au 22 juin à Rio de Janeiro au Brésil, bien que n’étant pas les sujets phares de cette rencontre, l’eau et l’assainissement font partie du programme. Archana Patkar, Responsable du programme de Networking et de Gestion  des connaissances au WSSCC, est à Rio. Elle aura pour mission de suivre et participer aux débats concernant l’après Objectif du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD), l’équité et l’inclusion, en particulier lorsqu’il s’agit du droit humain à l’eau et l’assainissement. 

Source: WSSCC
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21 June 2012

Water, Sanitation and Public health news==Local Government bodies fail to achieve target due to low budget allocation

This is the news published in a Daily National News paper named 'The Financial Express' on water, sanitation and public health at Kuliarchar, Kishorgonj District. …

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Author: The Financial Express
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Kuliarchar, Kishorgonj, Bangladesh
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18 June 2012

Learning Brief - Sanitation and social empowerment

How can water and sanitation provision empower the urban poor?

Publications
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Author: Homeless International
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Mardan District WASH forum (Pakistan - KPK)

A forum where Govt departments, CSOs, Communities and Media feloows sit together and share the WASH sector issues and developments in the District

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